Toys for Joy: Passing the buck(s), with gratitude

A Pocono Record reader shared a vivid personal memory this week that prompted her to be generous at Christmas.

A Pocono Record reader shared a vivid personal memory this week that prompted her to be generous at Christmas.

Long ago, when she was a girl, her father had had a heart attack, and was not working.

"I remember ... not having a tree or decorations," she wrote. "Just before Christmas, someone came to our house bringing food and one present for each of us — me and my two brothers — how excited we were. That was more than 60 years ago, but I still remember how I felt."

Now a senior citizen herself, this reader wants to make sure no child goes without a special toy or gift this holiday season. So she sent a generous donation to Toys for Joy, the newspaper's annual holiday campaign, where she knows it will brighten many a child's holiday.

Each year we collect your donations between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and turn over the proceeds to the Salvation Army and Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network, which buy and distribute gifts to needy children all around Monroe County.

Together, we make a big difference to these children and their families.

You can help, too, by contributing in any amount. Just stop by our office, or send a check to: Toys for Joy, Pocono Record, 511 Lenox St., Stroudsburg, PA 18360.

Moe and Jeff in memory of Francine Saltzman...............................$10